Editing Federalist (section)

=== Europe federation ===
In [[Europe]], proponents of [[Federalisation of the European Union|deeper European integration]] are sometimes called Federalists. A major European [[NGO]] and [[advocacy group]] campaigning for such a political union is the [[Union of European Federalists]]. Movements towards a peacefully unified European state have existed since the 1920s, notably the [[Paneuropean Union]]. A pan-European party with representation in the [[European Parliament]] fighting for the same cause is [[Volt Europa]].

In the [[European Parliament]] the [[Spinelli Group]] brings together [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]]s from different political groups to work together of ideas and projects of European federalism; taking their name from Italian politician and MEP [[Altiero Spinelli]], who himself was a major proponent of European federalism, also meeting with fellow deputies in the [[Crocodile Club]].

Notable European Federalists are former [[European Commission]] [[President of the European Commission|president]] [[Jean-Claude Juncker]], current EC president [[Ursula von der Leyen]], leader of [[Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe|ALDE]] group [[Guy Verhofstadt]], German [[Federal_Ministry_for_Economic_Affairs_and_Energy |Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany]] [[Peter Altmaier]], German MEP [[Elmar Brok]] and the former leader of the [[SPD]] [[Martin Schulz]].